Quote Originally Posted by littleindiangirl View Post
I guess summed up, most NEW keepers don't have the experience necessary, and by giving them a plethora of options, they are going to take what appears to be the easy way out. Often to the harm of the reptile, simply because they do not understand what they are doing on each level.
This is almost exactly what I was going to say.

I've seen it happen many times where someone is asking a question in a thread; they receive 6 responses telling them not to do something and then 1 response from someone telling them its ok. In most cases being new to the site doesn't help the inquiring person know who is experienced and who is not.

This is where the person who is asking a question has some decisions to make, and I think the route they choose is one of two.

Route 1 = People who really care about their animals and are willing often to do whatever it takes to make sure they're properly set up. Buying new equipment, trying new ideas etc.

Route 2 = People who like their snake but view it more as an object and are not going to go above and beyond to make sure everything is perfect.

I think "absolutes" are needed for route 2 people. Otherwise there would be no getting through to them, they would just latch on to the one person who says what they want to hear and only the snake suffers after that.

After enough experience and time in the hobby you realize that there are many ways to take care of these animals and you start to experiment on your own.